Regulator for pu m p



(No Model) '2 sheets-sheet 1. H. R. ADAMS. REGULATOR POR PUMPING WINDMILLS.

Patented Deo. 1,1885.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

l H. R. ADAMS. REGULATOR PoR PUMPING WINDMILLS.

Patented Deo. 1, 1885.

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llnrrnn Freres artnr @erica H. RAYMOND ADAMS, OF MARSEILLES, ILLINGS.

RLEGULATOR FOR PUiVPlNG-WlNDNiILLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,363, dated December l, 1885.

Application liled September 19, i885. Serial No. 177,560. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, H. RAYMOND ADAMS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Marseilles, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvememeuts in Regulators for Pumping-lNindmills, ot' which the 'ollowing is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in regulator attachments for pumpingwindmills when the pump in use is of the class called force-pumps#7 and used for forcing water at a distance from the windmill into a tank or for forcing water up into an elevated tank, the construction and operation of which are fully set forth and explained in the following specification and claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l represents a vertical section of a windmill-tower having its upper portion broken away, of a water-tank arranged in said tower, and of a well, and a side view of a pump arranged to take water from said well, of a pipe leading from said pump to the tank above, of a regulator located in the well and connected with the pump-pipe, and of the mechanism for governing the regulator. Fig. 2 is a side view of the regulator-cylinders. Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal section oi' the regulatorcylinders. Fig. 4 is a side view of the tankvalve, the ports of which are opened and closed by the lowering and raising of the tank-fioat to govern the regulator. Fig. 5 is a side view of the tank-Boat and its parts which connect it with the tank-valve, and Fig. 6 is a crosssection of the tank-valve and a side view of its'pivoted weighted lever.

A represents a water-tank arranged in the tower of a windmill, having a central tubel iiXed therein, through which the pumpingshaft and rcgulatingwire of the windmill pass. P represents a pipe, which is connected with the pump and arranged in such manner as to disch arge water forced through it into tank A. J represents the regulator-cylinders, and are in Fig. l arranged in the well and connected with pipe P by means of a suitable` pipe and pipecouplings.

regulator J, and passed up and over one or more Y pulleys, and has a weight, Hf, secured 'to its depending loose end.

E is a valve, which is connected with pipe P at its discharge end,and so constructed and arranged that the water discharged from the pipe P must pass through its ports d c. (See Figs. l, 4, and 6.)

D is a weighted lever pivotally secured to the partially-rotating case E" of Valve E, between a pair of ear-lugs, (see Figs.. 4 and 6,) and has an integral side arm, D, which is perforated at its outer end. A pair of lugs, eV e, (see Fig. 6,) of said lever prevent it from any great independent movement, but permit it to be independently moved to pass a deadcenter, after which one of its lugs @will engage case E,and thereby partially rotate said ycase to bring its ports a in or out of line with the ports d of the central stationary core, Z, of said valve, which core or pipe is closed on its outer end by means of the screw-cap ai.

B is a iloat having aserew-threaded rod, K, suspended from its under side by means of a coil-spring, M. This rod K passes through the perforation in arm D, and has turned upon it a pair of nuts, N and G, one above and one below said arm, (see Figs. l and 5,) and are for the purpose of engaging said arm to move lever D, so its weight will work valve E.

K is a weight suspended from bar K to insure positive working of the parts.

The regulating-cylinders are shown more particularly in Figs. 2 and 3, and consist of a short cylinder, G2, of a cylinder, J, connected with said cylinder Gf2 by means of a web so constructed as to form a port, (shown at 1,) of a cylinder, J secured to and depending from the lower part of cylinder J', of adepending neck, Q, secured tothe lower part of cylinder G2 by means of screws through iianges integral with said parts, of a depending coilspring, O, arranged over said depending neck Q, and suspended from the hooked arms O O of the iiange of neck Q, of a plunger, H, ar-

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ranged within cylinder G2 and having a de pending stem, S, screw-threaded at its lower end to take on the nut B, of a stirrup, S', hooked on the lower end of spring O andhaving a central perforation through which stem S is arranged, so nut B will rest against said stirrup, and of a plunger, L, arranged within cylinder J and having an upwardlyextend ing piston, R, arranged through the upper part of cylinder J, and is made water-tight at that place .by packing (shown at T) properly held to its place by means of the screwthreaded gland T.

The plunger L is constructed in two parts sleeved on piston B in such manner as to properly hold a pair of tianged paekings, e fu, between said parts by means of a nut turned on said piston against the lower part of said plunger.

The opening through neck Q is smaller than Y cylinder G2, for the purpose of forming a seat for plunger H when depressed, as shown in Fig. 3, and an annular packing, WV, placed between the iianges of cylinder G2 and neck @projects under plunger H, to makeit watertight at that place when said plunger is depressed, as shown.

The face-packing U of plunger H is for the purpose of resting against the shoulders in the upper part of cylinder G2, to make it watertight at that place to prevent water from entering said cylinder from pipe P when under ordinary pressure when the plungerH is held in such position by coil-spring O.

Gr is an ordinary elbowpipe coupling for attaching the regulator to the discharge pipe P.

The core Z of valve E has the ports d, and also has a female screw-thread cut in one end for the purpose of attaching the valve to the screw-thread end of the discharge-pipe P, and also has a male screw-thread cnt on each end, so the screw-cap a2 and a collar, c', may be turned thereon, one at each end of the partiallyrotating case E', in such manner as to permit partial rotation of said case and to hold its ports a in a corresponding position with ports d.

The arrangement ofthe parts of said valve are such -that ports a will when lever D is moved one way be midway between ports d of core Z, which will cut off the discharge of water from pipe P, and when lever D is reversed, ports a will be in line with ports d, so water may be discharged through them.

By constructing the case E and core'Z in cylindrical form, and arranging their ports as shown with relation to each other, it matters not what the external orinternal pressure may be, ease E will at all times move with the same ease.

The operation of this device is as follows: Vhen the water in the tank rises, it will elevate with it the float B. Vhen nearly filled with water, nut C on the depending rod K will engage with the extending arm of lever D,

causing it to throw the weighted lever D over and partially rotate case E so its ports will be out of line with the ports of core Z, and thus arrest the discharge of water from pipe P. The pump, continuing to operate after said valve closes, will increase pressure of water in pipe Pto such extent as to overcome the resiliency of spring O and depress plunger H in cylinder G2 below the port l, and permit passage of water from pipeP into cylinder G2, from thence through posts I into cylinder J above plunger L, and force it down to the lower end ot' cylinder J to the position shown in Fig. 8. The piston B o f plunger L, being attached to regulating-wire F, as described, will, when said plunger is thus forced down,

pull the sails of the wind-wheel from the wind.

and stop further rotation ot' the wind-wheel. When the waterin the tank is consumed down to a certain point, nut N of rod K will engage with arm D of weighted lever D, and throw it over in the opposite direction and rotate case E so as to bring its ports in line with those in core Z, so that water in pipe P will again discharge in the tank, and thus relieve the increased pressure of water in pipe P, which willin turn relieve the pressure on plunger H, so spring 0 will return said plunger to its proper position in the upper part of cylinder G2, and thus prevent further discharge of water from pipe P into the regulator until Valve E is again closed as before, so increased pressure in pipe P may again be produced. After plunger H passes above port l the water in cylinder J is discharged back through port I and out through neck Q by means of plunger I" being raised by weight" H,which connects with piston B of plunger L by means of the cord or chain G, as before stated. permits the regulating-wire F of the windmill to return, so the sails of the windmill may again be turned to the wind to permit the mill to pump water into the tank.

The coil-spring M of the float B is for the purpose of giving ease to the movement of the immediate parts.

The cylinders G2 and J J -are designed to be attached to pipe P, at any desirable place along said pipe, in the manner shown in Figs.

When the piston R is thus raised, it-

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l and 2, and the tank A may be located in any Y other place than in the tower or at a distance from the tower. Vhen water is forced to distant places or very high, the additional pressure in pipe P brought to bear against plunger H of the regulator may be eounterbalanced by turning down nut R, to give greater tension to spring O, so plunger H will resist greater pressure of water in pipe P.

By the use of this regulator the'action on the sails of the mill is very prompt and quick, so they are turned to or from the wind almost instantly.

Ii' desired, the iioat B may be used without the coil-spring M, by being attached directly to the screw-threaded rod K.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to Wit:

l. The regulator attachment for pumping Windmills shown and described, consisting of the combination of the cylinders J J, having the plunger L and pistou R, cylinder G2, having the piston H, depending stem S, neck Q, of smaller diameter than said cylinder, coilspring 0, having the stem S and hooks O', the said cylinders being connected by the web having the port l, the pipe l), having the valve E at its discharge end, the iioat B, having the depending spring M, screw-threaded rod K, provided with nuts C N, and Weight K', the wire regulator F, and the cord G, having the weight H', substantially as set forth.

2. In combination With awind mill, the lioat B, the valve E, the cylinder G2, having the spring-plunger H, the cylinder J J, having the plunger L and piston R, and connected with cylinder G2 by a web having port l, the regulator Wire `l? and cord G, having the Weight H, and the discharge-pipe l?, all constructed and arranged as and for the purpose Set forth.

3. in thenregulator attachment for Windmills shown and described, the' combination of the iloat B, having the screw-threaded rod K, nuts C and N, and WeightKQWith the valveE, consisting of the pipe or core Z, having ports d, case E', having the ports a and sleeved on pipe Z, and weighted lever D, having the perforated arm D', and pipe P, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In an automatic regulator attachment for pumping-Windmills, the combination of the cylinders Gr2 and J' J, connected by a port, I, plunger H, having the stem S and spring O, plunger L, having the piston R, and neck Q, forming a seat for plunger H, all arranged substantially as and i'or the purpose set forth.

5. In a regulator attachment for pumping- Windmills, and in combination with the discharge-pipe l thereof, the valve E, arranged on its discharging end in a tank and connected with and operated by a float in said tank, and the cylinders G `J/ J", connected with said pipe between its ends, said cylinders having, respeetivel y, the plungers H and L, said plunger L being attached through the medium of its piston it to the regulatingwire of the mill, and the pump of the mill connected to said pipe l? at its feed end, so that the increased pressure developed in said pipe by means of the continued action of the pump after the closing of said valve by said float will operate said piston R and regulating-Wire F and govern the sails of the mill, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a regulator attachment for pumping`- windmills, the valve E, consisting ot' the core Z, having the ports d, the ease E, sleeved on said core or pipe, and having the ports a and arranged to partially rotate thereon to bring said ports a and d in and out of line with each other, the weighted lever D, pivoted. to said case, and having the arm B', and a float arranged to operate said valve, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

H. RAYMGND ADAMS.

TWitnesses:

` J. Q. ADAMS,

C. L. STiNsoN. 

